People Biography

Dr. Mustafa Disli serves as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and is an Associate Professor of Economics and Finance at the College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University. He received a BA in Economics, an MA in Economics, an MA in Banking and Finance, and a PhD from Ghent University in Belgium. His research interests are Islamic banking and finance, energy and sustainable economics, and behavioral economics and finance. His scholarship examines Islamic banking and financial intermediation, the links between energy markets, credit, and investment, and behavioral drivers in Islamic finance that shape household and institutional financial choices.

At HBKU, he teaches Islamic Banking and Financial Markets, Behavioural Islamic Economics & Finance, and Advanced Topics in Islamic and Sustainable Finance. His work has appeared, among others, in Economic Modelling; Emerging Markets Review; Energy Economics; Finance Research Letters; Journal of Comparative Economics; Journal of Financial Services Research; Journal of Financial Stability; Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money; Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews; and The World Economy. He supervises master’s and doctoral students, contributes to curriculum design and the college’s research and impact agenda, and collaborates with industry and public institutions to translate research into practice.